CINVESTAV

CINVESTAV

CINVESTAV

Mexican scientific research institution

The Center for Research and Advanced Studies of the National Polytechnic Institute (in Spanish: Centro de Investigación y de Estudios Avanzados del Instituto Politécnico Nacional or simply as CINVESTAV-IPN) is a Mexican non-governmental scientific research institution affiliated with the National Polytechnic Institute and founded by president Adolfo López Mateos on 17 April 1961,[1] initially planned as a postgraduate department of the National Polytechnic Institute; this was later modified by President José López Portillo, on 17 September 1982.[1]

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The modification by President Portillo stipulates that it is a decentralized organ of public interest, with legal personality and own patrimony. Cinvestav receives an annual subsidy by the Federal Government to fund its operations.[1]

Organization

Campuses

The institute is divided into 10 research centers; 3 of these are in Mexico City, while the others are dispersed across the country. They are located as follows:[3]

Departments

The institute is divided into 33 departments:

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World ranking

Cinvestav ranks 4th within research centers in Latin America and holds the position 118 in the world.[7]

References

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    GulfBase.org. "Centro de Investigación y Estudios Avanzados Unidad Mérida (CINVESTAV)". Archived from the original on November 26, 2009. Retrieved December 11, 2009.
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    Gobierno de México. "Centro De Investigación Y De Estudios Avanzados Del Ipn". Retrieved December 28, 2023.
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    Center for Research and Advanced Studies of the National Polytechnic Institute. "CINVESTAV in Mexico". Archived from the original on November 9, 2009. Retrieved February 18, 2010.
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    Asociación Nacional de Universidades e Instituciones de Eduación Superior (ANUIES). "Instituciones Afiliadas, Distrito Federal" (in Spanish). Retrieved December 11, 2009.
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    Corporación Universitaria para el Desarrollo de Internet A.C. (CUDI). "Membresía CUDI. Universidades, Centros e Instituciones de Investigación" (PDF) (in Spanish). Archived from the original (PDF) on August 24, 2009. Retrieved December 11, 2009.
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    Unión de Universidades de América Latina (UDUAL). "Directorio de Instituciones Afiliadas a la UDUAL" (in Spanish). Archived from the original on December 22, 2008. Retrieved December 11, 2009.
  7. [7]
    "Latin America - Ranking Web of Research Centers". research.webometrics.info.


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